STRASBOURG, France, Jan 10, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Nestle Waters has been given the go-ahead to market its four French brands as "natural mineral water", despite the use of filters before bottling. Nestle Waters France said it welcomed the decision in a statement sent to AFP on Friday. But its competitors and consumer groups argued that doing so was not compatible with the premium "natural mineral water" label. "We're in the process of turning the bottling of natural mineral water into the bottling of drinking water that's still being called mineral water," said Jean-Francois Fleck, from the Eau 88 group in the Vosges. The regional authorities said it allowed the filtration on condition that it "does not alter the natural mineral water in its essential constituents and is not intended to modify the microbiological characteristics of the water".

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha January 10, 2026 03:12 UTC